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Does the promise of a reward in heaven taint the value of our “good deeds” while here on earth? Are atheists more moral because their actions aren’t done with the promise of a reward? In this clip, recorded when he was serving with Stand to Reason, J. Warner provides a …

Christians believe in angels because they are described in the Bible, but are there any good logical arguments for the existence of angelic beings without appealing to Bible verses? J. Warner examines three classic, historic arguments for the existence of such beings in this episode of the NRBtv Cold-Case Christianity …

In my career as a cold-case detective, i frequently celebrated when a jury came back with a guilty verdict. But when I read the press clippings and reports related to my cases, I nearly always observe that reporters write about “closure”. One article cited a police official who said, “We …

Are all sins the same in the eyes of God? Is lying just as bad as murder? The answer is not as simple as it may seem. In one sense our moral failings are exactly the same: Our sins (regardless of severity) expose our imperfection and separate us from the …

In this blast from the past, J. Warner reflects on his first trip to Summit Worldview Academy and answers listener email related to teaching apologetics curriculum, the nature of free will and sin in heaven and the necessity of hell. Subscribe to the Cold-Case Christianity Weekly Podcast on iTunes, or …

In this blast from the past, J. Warner examines a number of Biblical passages related to the nature of Heaven. What does the Bible say about Heaven and what implications does the nature of Heaven have for our lives today? How should we live today in light of what God …

Haden Clark from Help Me Believe interviews J. Warner Wallace for the Help Me Believe YouTube Channel. Even if we can make an adequate case for the reliability of the New Testament (or the Bible in general), why should we consider the Bible to be Divine (in addition to reliable)? Is there any …

Cold case detective, J. Warner Wallace, answers questions following a presentation at Ohio State University. Why do Christian believe in – and expect – an afterlife? Is our belief in Heaven and Hell based purely on the teaching of the Bible? Is there any other good reason to expect a …

There are good philosophical, evidential reasons to believe we are more than simply physical creatures. We are living souls, and the Bible also describes us in this way. We know our souls are united to our bodies while our bodies are alive, and we also know our souls exist beyond …

The Biblical authors used two words currently translated as “soul”: “nephesh” (neh’-fesh) in the Old Testament and “psuche” (psoo-khay’) in the New Testament. These Hebrew and Greek words are used to describe many characteristics of animals and humans other than their soulish nature, so for the most part, they typically …